UNIT MANNING SYSTEM
a United States Army personnel program facilitated during the 1980's to hold steady chosen light-infantry division troops in cohort units.…
UNIVERSALIZABILITY
noun. With regard to ethics, the standard that specific moral judgments forever carry an underlying, but indicated universal judgment.
URBAN ECOLOGY
the presumption of the dynamics and order of urban dwelling, especially in association with populace density and the nature of…
USABILITY ENGINEERING
a specialty that applies knowledge of human skills and restrictions to the modeling of systems with the objective of guaranteeing…
UTILIZATION-FOCUSED EVALUATION
tries to maximize the usefulness of the results of an assessment research analysis for its aimed users or stakeholders. All…
UNCONDITIONED RESPONSE (UCR UR)
the unlearned reaction to a stimulant: any initial reaction which takes place organically and in the absence of conditioning. The…
UNDIFFERENTIATED SOMATOFORM DISORDER
in the DSM- IV-TR, a somatoform disorder wherein at least one physical complaint continues for at least six months, and…
UNIFORMLY MOST POWERFUL TEST (UMP TEST)
the test from across a group of competing tests, each with alike operational importance levels, which has the greatest power…
UNIT OF ANALYSIS
with regard to experimental research and design, the group of things, individuals, or beings which are being explored or analyzed.
UNIVERSALS
noun. With regard to philosophy, general traits, like "moroseness" or "bravery," in contrast to the specifics which instantiate them. The…
UNWEIGHTED MEANS ANALYSIS
with regard to the analysis of variance, an analytic approach wherein the length and girth of the singular cells of…
URBAN LEGEND
an extraordinary or fascinating story, frequently comprised of a combination of horror and humor, which is very much repeated as…
UNATTENDED INPUT
any stimulant which isn't a center of attention. With regard to dual-task performance tests, it is the progression of data…